(2020·“皖豫联盟体”高中毕业班第一次考试)Letting me move into my university dormitory wasn't an easy decision for my parents. However, they knew if I wanted a good __1__， I'd have to live away from home. I'd always __2__ living alone: the life of no rules and regulations and being independent. So I was __3__ about this new stage in my life.
__4__， during the first few months of living alone, I'd find myself crying every day. I'd call my mum every day. I __5__ to fly back home as soon as I got any time off. That was the only thing I was __6__ about. Coming from a big family, I was __7__ to noises surrounding me. Therefore, the scary __8__ at night was the worst. I couldn't even __9__ without keeping the lights on.
As time went by, I started enjoying the __10__ that came with living alone. I could do things in my own time: eat whenever I want, wake up whenever I want. The space of loneliness was also then __11__ by friends who became like family, so I __12__ missing my family less.
When it was time to say goodbye and go back home after my __13__ I was bittersweet. I'd __14__ my time alone, learning things which wouldn't have been __15__ if I had never moved away from home. But I'd also missed my family too much.
I'd learned a lot from this __16__. Living alone made me value __17__ time even more. I realized that every second with them __18__ though I might not get the freedom I had while living alone.
I guess it's __19__ for everybody, but for me, there is no warmth in a house __20__ it's filled with loving members and people you love.
篇章导读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者曾经一直梦想着能够独自生活，但是上大学时离开家人独自住在学生寝室后却又疯狂地想家，这几年的独自生活给作者上了一堂生动的人生课。
1．A.memory B．occupation
C．opportunity D．education
答案：D 根据上文提到住大学宿舍可知，“我”应该是为了接受更好的教育而选择离开家，故选D项。
2．A.kept on B．dreamed of
C．insisted on D．put off
答案：B 根据下文提到没有各种规章制度并且独立可知，“我”梦想着独自生活。dream of “梦想”，故选B项。
3．A.delighted B．worried
C．serious D．cautious
答案：A 根据上文提到“我”梦想能独立生活，因此，对于这个新的人生阶段，“我”感到非常开心。delighted “高兴的”。故选A项。
4．A.Undoubtedly B．Unwillingly
C．Unconditionally D．Unexpectedly
答案：D 根据下文提到“我”发现自己每天都在哭泣，这与“我”开始梦想的不太一样。unexpectedly “意想不到”。故选D项。
5．A.refused B．pretended
C．wanted D．failed
答案：C 根据上文可知，“我”十分想家，所以“我”一有时间就想要飞回家中。故选C项。
6．A.concerned B．disappointed
C．certain D．particular
答案：A 根据语境可知，回家是“我”唯一关心的事。故选A项。
7．A.deaf B．cruel
C．accustomed D．opposed
答案：C 根据语境可知，由于“我”来自一个大家庭，“我”习惯了被各种声音包围着。be accustomed to “习惯于”。故选C项。
8．A.boredom B．silence
C．darkness D．suffering
答案：B 根据上文提到“我”习惯被各种声音包围，因此，晚上可怕的寂静是最糟糕的。故选B项。
9．A.sleep B．talk
C．move D．play
答案：A 根据上文可知，“我”害怕寂静的晚上，所以，不开着灯，“我”没有办法入睡。故选A项。
10．A.confidence B．safety
C．relief D．freedom
答案：D 根据下文提到“我”可以自由支配时间可知，“我”开始享受独自生活带来的自由。故选D项。
11．A.set aside B．taken over
C．filled up D．thrown away
答案：C 根据语境可知，孤独的空间被朋友填满了。be filled up “被……填满”。故选C项。
12．A.started B．practised
C．resisted D．preferred
答案：A 根据上文提到朋友就像“我”的家人一样，所以“我”开始不那么想家了。故选A项。
13．A.recovery B．graduation
C．resignation D．promotion
答案：B 根据文章首段提到住大学宿舍可知，“我”毕业将要离开。故选B项。
14．A.hated B．desired
C．regretted D．enjoyed
答案：D 根据上文提到“我”享受“我”独自生活的时光，此处与上文相呼应。故选D项。
15．A.useful B．possible
C．reliable D．worthwhile
答案：B 根据语境可知，如果“我”没有离开家，“我”就没有可能学会一些事情。故选B项。
16．A.adventure B．arrangement
C．experience D．challenge
答案：C 根据语境可知，“我”从离家的这段经历中学到了很多。故选C项。
17．A.family B．study
C．work D．growth
答案：A 根据下文提到与他们一起“我”可能没有独自生活的自由可知，“我”更加珍惜与家人在一起的时间。故选A项。
18．A.flew B．counted
C．stayed D．repeated
答案：B 根据上文“我”珍惜与家人在一起的时光，所以每一秒都很重要。count “重要，有意义”。故选B项。
19．A.hard B．common
C．meaningless D．different
答案：D 根据下文“but for me”转折可知，“我”猜想这对每个人而言可能都不一样。故选D项。
20．A.when B．once
C．unless D．though
答案：C 根据语境可知，对“我”而言，没有深爱的家人的家是没有温暖的。unless “除非”，符合语境。故选C项。
